Project Title:
60 Arlington Avenue Kensington Design Review Development Plan
County File(s):
CDDP24-03061
Applicant
Owner:
Michael Waxman
James & Elizabeth Thomsen
Zoning/General Plan:
R-6 Single-Family Residential District, -TOV Tree Obstruction of Views Combining District, -K Kensington Combining District / RLM Residential Low-Medium Density
Site Address/Location:
60 Arlington Avenue in the Kensington area of unincorporated Contra Costa County (APN: 572-202-016)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Categorical Exemption, CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(e)(1)
Project Planner:
Adrian Veliz, Senior Planner (925) 655-2879
adrian.veliz@dcd.cccounty.us
Staff Recommendation:
Approve (See Section II for Full Recommendation)
I. PROJECT SUMMARY
The applicant requests approval of a Kensington Design Review Development Plan to allow a 218-square-foot single-story addition to the rear of an existing single-family residence. The project results in a gross floor area (GFA) of 3,746 square feet, where 3,600 square feet is the GFA threshold necessitating a public hearing. The proposed addition is located within the building envelope of an existing single-family residence on the subject property, beneath a recently constructed elevated deck, with no expansion to the established building footprint.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Department of Conservation and Development, Community Development Division (CDD) staff recommends that the Zoning Administrator:
A. FIND that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA under Section 15301(e)(1) of the CEQA Guidelines.
B. APPROVE Kensington Design Review Development Plan CDDP24-03061 to allow a 218-square-foot single-story addition to an existing single-family residence, subject to the attached findings and conditions of approval.
C. DIRECT staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk.
III. BACKGROUND
This Kensington Design Review Development Plan application was considered by the Zoning Administra...
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